The implications for this are twofold. First, it is not enough for management candidates to have technical knowledge about manufacturing; they must also possess knowledge, skills, and values corresponding to interpersonal leadership competencies. The study also suggests that candidates who have been successful managers outside the MAMP domain may not have the technical competencies necessary to manage the challenges in a manufacturing organization. The development challenge for MAMP managers will be integrating the organizational leadership competencies identified in this study along with the responsiveness planning and technical foundation competencies that are often already established in non-management positions. As technology and globalization continue to change the competitive landscape, organizations will increasingly rely on MAMP managers with the proper balance of technical and interpersonal leadership competencies to lead their firms.
it is not enough for management candidates to have technical knowledge about manufacturing;